Computation and Language for Society
At the UCLA Coalas Lab, we investigate how we communicate about the visual world around us using tools from computer science, linguistics, psychology, and human-computer interaction. In our work, we aim to better understand how we speak and interpret language in real-world settings, and investigate how these insights translate to AI models that are better aligned with our needs. Much of our work has implications for improving AI solutions for people who are blind or have low vision.
Recent News
November 2024: Our paper on the bias against blind and low-vision users in reference-based metrics got a best paper award at the NLP for Positive Impact workshop at EMNLP!
October 2024: Elisa is giving a talk at UCLA’s NLP seminar entitled “Translating images into words: From truthful to useful“
October 2024: The Coalas Lab is recruiting PhD students this year! See the Join Us page and this tweet for details!
September 2024: We got two papers accepted at EMNLP 2024!
September 2024: We got a paper accepted at EMNLP’s NLP for Positive Impact Workshop!
September 2024: Elisa received a Google grant for her work on using AI for advancing blind and low-vision user accessibility!
August 2024: Elisa is the Co-PI to a grant on advancing data visualization understanding awarded by the National Science Foundation!
